Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sensor. The sensor includes a sensing element and a housing, the housing including an interior space, which is accessible through a housing opening, and the sensing element being situated in the interior space and being designed to detect a property and/or a composition of an ambient medium of the sensor. The method includes filling the interior space with a protective medium through the housing opening, the protective medium being designed to transfer the property and/or the composition of the ambient medium to the sensing element; fixing a preferably flexible diaphragm at or in the housing opening preferably for sealing the housing opening, the diaphragm including at least one diaphragm opening; and sealing the at least one diaphragm opening. A sensor, which is manufactured according to this method, is also described.

Abstract: Controller for an industrial automation system, having a main module (1) with a housing, which can be fitted onto a DIN rail by means of a base (10), and with at least two printed circuit boards (20) which can be arranged in the housing, one of these printed circuit boards (20) being a backplane bus printed circuit board (21) and one being a main printed circuit board (23), wherein the main printed circuit board (23) is assigned a heat sink (50) for the cooling of components and wherein the backplane bus printed circuit board (21) provides a backplane bus, wherein the heat sink (50) is arranged in the housing, is attached to the base (10) and supports at least one of the printed circuit boards (20).

Abstract: A control system for an industrial automation facility and a method for programming and operating the control system use a program for the control system which is developed with a development tool. Data from a web server built into the control system is transmitted to a computer which is connected to the control system via a network. The data includes a web-based development environment. A representation of the development environment in a web browser is embodied on the computer. A program for the control system is developed or processed by a user. The program developed and/or processed by the user is converted into a high-level language program by a conversion module embodied in the web browser. The high-level language program is transmitted to the control system and converted into a binary program inside the control system. The binary program is implemented by the control system.

Abstract: A control system for an industrial automation facility and a method for programming and operating the control system use a program for the control system which is developed with a development tool. Data from a web server built into the control system is transmitted to a computer which is connected to the control system via a network. The data includes a web-based development environment. A representation of the development environment in a web browser is embodied on the computer. A program for the control system is developed or processed by a user. The program developed and/or processed by the user is converted into a high-level language program by a conversion module embodied in the web browser. The high-level language program is transmitted to the control system and converted into a binary program inside the control system. The binary program is implemented by the control system.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a field bus coupler in a normal operating mode to connect at least one input/output module with the control computer of an industrial automation system, including receiving from the control computer via a field bus a control output value that is transmitted via a sub-bus to the at least one input/output module, and receiving from the at least one input/output module via a sub-bus a control input value that is transmitted via the field bus to the control computer. During a diagnostic mode, the apparatus is operable to assign to the at least one input/output module via the sub-bus at least one desired diagnostic output value, and to assign to the control computer via the field bus at least one desired input value.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing an image of an input/output arrangement for an industrial automation system, comprising storing in a field bus coupler at least one image data file containing image data, transmitting the image data from the image data file to a service computer connected with the field bus coupler, and generating and displaying in the service computer an image that is a function of the image data transmitted from the field bus coupler. Additional image data may be stored in a module for transmittal to the service computer via a sub-bus and the field bus coupler, thereby to generate and display in the service computer a resultant image that is a function of both the image data and the additional image data.

Abstract: The method and apparatus for detecting in a receiver a transmitter local time, comprising determining a reference time for the transmitter local time; receiving from the transmitter a transmission time duration signal that elapsed on the transmitter since the reference time for the transmitter local time; and determining the transmitter local time based on the reference time for the transmitter local time and the received transmitter time duration. A time stamp signal based on the transmitter local time signal is generated at the receiver and is superimposed on the sensor data stream transmitted to the receiver. Consequently, the advantage is provided that a data stream can be transmitted without the incorporation of any time stamp.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing an image of an input/output arrangement for an industrial automation system, comprising storing in a field bus coupler at least one image data file containing image data, transmitting the image data from the image data file to a service computer connected with the field bus coupler, and generating and displaying in the service computer an image that is a function of the image data transmitted from the field bus coupler. Additional image data may be stored in a module for transmittal to the service computer via a sub-bus and the field bus coupler, thereby to generate and display in the service computer a resultant image that is a function of both the image data and the additional image data.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a field bus coupler in a normal operating mode to connect at least one input/output module with the control computer of an industrial automation system, including receiving from the control computer via a field bus a control output value that is transmitted via a sub-bus to the at least one input/output module, and receiving from the at least one input/output module via a sub-bus a control input value that is transmitted via the field bus to the control computer. During a diagnostic mode, the apparatus is operable to assign to the at least one input/output module via the sub-bus at least one desired diagnostic output value, and to assign to the control computer via the field bus at least one desired input value.

Abstract: The method and apparatus for detecting in a receiver a transmitter local time, comprising determining a reference time for the transmitter local time; receiving from the transmitter a transmission time duration signal that elapsed on the transmitter since the reference time for the transmitter local time; and determining the transmitter local time based on the reference time for the transmitter local time and the received transmitter time duration. A time stamp signal based on the transmitter local time signal is generated at the receiver and is superimposed on the sensor data stream transmitted to the receiver. Consequently, the advantage is provided that a data stream can be transmitted without the incorporation of any time stamp.

Abstract: A mounting rail bus system for supplying power voltage and data signals to a plurality of modules, including a plurality of longitudinally-arranged bus devices mounting the modules in parallel spaced transverse relation on a mounting rail, each of the bus devices including a printed circuit board having parallel strip conductors for transmitting data signals, and a pair of power contact pins for transmitting a power voltage, characterized by the provision of a plurality of generally L-shaped double bushing contact elements have module bush segments for respectively connecting the strip conductors and the contact pins of the bus device with the associated module, and orthogonally arranged partner bush segments for connecting together the strip conductors and pin contacts of adjacent bus devices, respectively, whereby power voltage and data signals are transmitted from the bus device both to the associated module and to the adjacent partner bus device.

Abstract: A mounting rail bus system for supplying power voltage and data signals to a plurality of modules, including a plurality of longitudinally-arranged bus devices mounting the modules in parallel spaced transverse relation on a mounting rail, each of the bus devices including a printed circuit board having parallel strip conductors for transmitting data signals, and a pair of power contact pins for transmitting a power voltage, characterized by the provision of a plurality of generally L-shaped double bushing contact elements have module bush segments for respectively connecting the strip conductors and the contact pins of the bus device with the associated module, and orthogonally arranged partner bush segments for connecting together the strip conductors and pin contacts of adjacent bus devices, respectively, whereby power voltage and data signals are transmitted from the bus device both to the associated module and to the adjacent partner bus device.

Abstract: A method and system for use in a data processing system is proposed, wherein the Input Exponent is used already in the subblocks of the mantissa addition. Early in the flow of a cycle, there are parts of the Potential exponent result generated and put together using zero detect signals and carry select signals of the Carry Select Adder of the mantissa addition. For the addition of two floating point numbers this reduces the number of required logic gates in the timing critical path. This allows a faster cycle time and/or less latency and/or more complex functions. The method and system according to the invention can be applied to adders of different mantissa widths or different exponent widths as well as power of radix 2.

Abstract: Solutions of polymers containing vinylamine units, which solutions have a long shelf life, are prepared by hydrolyzing polymers containing N-vinylcarboxamide units with acids in an aqueous medium and removing the carboxylic acids eliminated from the polymers as esters from the aqueous polymer solution after the hydrolysis by adding at least stoichiometric amounts of at least one C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alcohol and distilling off the esters from the reaction mixture, and said aqueous solutions are used as dry and wet strength agents in papermaking.

Abstract: Described is a floating point processor comprising a multiply section and an add section, for performing a multiplication-add operation comprised of a multiplication operation prior to an addition operation which is using the result of the multiplication operation. The floating point processor comprises a multiply add controller (MAC1) which receives signals representing the exponents of the operands for the multiplication-add operation and signals representing the leading zero digits of an un-normalized result of the multiplication operation. The floating point processor further comprises a pair of shift units, (AL1, BN1), one receiving the un-normalized result of the multiplication operation and the other the operand to be added thereto. The multiply add controller (MAC1) determines shift values (Block.sub.-- Norm.sub.-- Value, AL1.sub.-- Align.sub.

Abstract: In a process for the continuous distillation of thermolabile monomers under reduced pressure in the presence of formamide in a column,the thermolabile monomers are continuously fed in liquid form, separately from formamide, into the lower part of the column up to the middle of the column,Formamide is vaporized with a vaporizer at the bottom of the column and, together with constituents having higher boiling points than the thermolabile monomers, is discharged from the bottom of the column and replaced by addition of fresh formamide,the thermolabile monomers are taken off at a side offtake in the upper third of the column, with the distillation being controlled such that the monomers contain less than 5% by weight of formamide, anda product stream containing constituents which have a lower boiling point than the thermolabile monomers is taken off at the top of the column.

Abstract: An SiO.sub.2 -free, .alpha.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 -containing catalyst support in the form of a hollow body in which at least part of the outer walls of the hollow body is open can be used to produce a catalyst for dehydrocyanation reactions.

Abstract: The use of polymers which are preparable by reaction of(a) polymers that contain vinylamine units, with(b) compounds that contain aldehyde or keto groups, and optionally(c) NH- and/or OH-containing compoundsand which contain aminal, hemiaminal and/or aminal-acetal structures with or without unconverted vinylamine units, as detergent additive for inhibiting dye transfer during the wash, and polymers containing aminal, hemiaminal and/or aminal-acetal structures, obtainable by reaction of(a) polymers that contain vinylamine units, with(b) compounds that contain aldehyde or keto groups, and(c) NH- and/or OH-containing compounds,and detergents which contain the abovementioned polymers in amounts from 0.05 to 10% by weight.

Abstract: Linear, basic polymer powders which contain units of the formula ##STR1## and have a Fikentscher K value of from 10 to 200 are prepared by eliminating the formyl groups from N-vinylformamide polymer powders with a gaseous hydrogen halide in the presence of not more than 5% by weight, based on the polymer used, of water.

Abstract: A new process for the manufacture of vinyl-lactonitrile by reacting methyl vinyl ketone with liquid hydrogen cyanide in the presence of basic compounds and of certain amounts of solvents. The products are starting materials for the manufacture of drugs, crop protection agents, dyes, plastics and synthetic resins.